2-pentylamine

Structural formula
	Structural formula without stereochemistry
General
Surname	2-pentylamine
other names	1-methylbutylamine; 2-amylamine; ( R ) -2-aminopentane; ( S ) -2-aminopentane; ( RS ) - (±) -2-aminopentane;
Molecular formula	C 5 H 13 N
Brief description	light yellow liquid
External identifiers / databases
ECHA InfoCard	100.058.409
PubChem	12246
Wikidata	Q5651245
properties
Molar mass	87.16 g mol −1
Physical state	liquid
density	0.74 g cm −3
boiling point	92 ° C
solubility	miscible in water
Refractive index	1.4020 (20 ° C)
safety instructions
H and P phrases	H: 225-314
	P: 280-305 + 351 + 338-310
	As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions . Refractive index: Na-D line , 20 ° C

2-Pentylamine is a chemical compound from the group of aliphatic amines . It is a primary amine.

Whenever “2-pentylamine” is mentioned in this text or in the scientific literature without any additional name ( prefix ), this means racemic 2-pentylamine [( RS ) - (±) -2-aminopentane].

Extraction and presentation

2-pentylamine can be obtained by reductive amination of 2-pentanone with ammonia and hydrogen as a reducing agent in the presence of a nickel - catalyst are recovered. The racemate is produced in this production process .

properties

2-Pentylamine is a light yellow liquid that is miscible in water.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d data sheet 2-aminopentane, 97% from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on July 21, 2013 ( PDF ).
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Entry on 2-pentylamine in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on February 1, 2016(JavaScript required) .
↑ Joseph A. Alvarez, Pauline Beard, R. Chasnov, AP Davis, LA Giesmann, GF Greif, TM Hagle, M. Hankins, Thomas C. Kennedy, James S. Malek, MR Murnik, JC Norman, JG Robison, GW Sheldon , WL Stone, B. Swyhart, GD Thomas, WC Uhland, WF Wachol: Mcat, The Best Test Preparation For The Medical College Admission Test . Research & Education Assoc., 2004, ISBN 0-7386-0034-2 , pp. 145 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

[Sigma-1] ta sheet 2-aminopentane, 97% from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on July 21, 2013 ( PDF ).

[GESTIS-2] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Entry on 2-pentylamine in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on February 1, 2016(JavaScript required) .

[W._F._Wachol-3] Joseph A. Alvarez, Pauline Beard, R. Chasnov, AP Davis, LA Giesmann, GF Greif, TM Hagle, M. Hankins, Thomas C. Kennedy, James S. Malek, MR Murnik, JC Norman, JG Robison, GW Sheldon , WL Stone, B. Swyhart, GD Thomas, WC Uhland, WF Wachol: Mcat, The Best Test Preparation For The Medical College Admission Test . Research & Education Assoc., 2004, ISBN 0-7386-0034-2 , pp. 145 ( limited preview in Google Book search).